Suggestion - Create Sprite

DCillusion · Fri 03/12/2004 07:08:26

Now Object Scripting is getting overhauled, I was hoping to see "Create Object", (where a sprite can be placed anywhere on screen). It's common for "platformer" engines, but it has some purpose in AGS. A good example is the first puzzle in "The Island of Dr. Brain". Players grab an object off the ground, and place it on the screen to solve a puzzle.

I hope it's implementation won't be used for evil - (Twiddleware)

Gilbert · Fri 03/12/2004 07:57:42

It's suggested, but not implemented yet, see:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/tracker.php?action=detail&id=155

For the time being, I can think of 2 ways:
1. Create enough objects in the rooms in the editor, and then hide them at first, when you need to "put" an extra object in that room, just in script change a hidden object to the appropiate sprite and unhide it, then handle via script what should happen if you interact with it. This is the harder way.
2. For the easy way, just use characters instead...

DCillusion · Fri 03/12/2004 17:28:43

I've thought of that, but there are a couple of puzzles that would require more than the amount of available objects, more importantly, they would all have to overlap at every angle.Ã,Â For this, I'll have to wait untill it's implemented.

- P.S. is that Bug/Suggestion Tracker old or is it in current use.Ã,Â I'd never seen it before.Ã,Â I'm sorry if my ignorance brought me to the wrong location.